Thread by @mariliacout

1) Unbelievable. This corrupt thing doubles down on ignorance and violence against our #Indigenous peoples, picks petty fights and his base is as inflamed as ever.

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2) He is making absolutely sure that the next elections will be so violently polarized that they may not happen. Remember: we are Latin America. We have a history of Coups and RW dictatorships.

3) Our left is intellectually much better prepared than the American Left and can easily get radicalized. There is no way we will ever forgive Bolsonaro voters - ever, every. It's a consensus among us.

4) And several of us, me included, tend to not forgive those who annulled their vote as well. In Brazil, not voting is not an option: voting is mandatory.

5) The presidential elections happen in two phases (both by popular vote): the first selects the first two contenders (except if the first has 50% + 1 votes). The second elects one of the two.

6) The majority of voters didn't vote either for Bolsonaro or Haddad (the Labor Party representative): they annulled their vote. With that, the fascist won. Why? Because "the Labor Party is corrupt". Seriously?

7) We warned them a million times. So what if the PT was corrupt? Do you really want to take a chance with the criminal militias? The fascists who killed our friends? Really? They did. I hope you understand why we don't forgive them.

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